National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT-RKL)

According to unofficial sources, a large share of NIT Rourkela alumni is placed in the Engineering sector, with a 27% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Education and Operations with 12% and 11% shares, respectively. See the below pie chart illustrating the sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NOTE: The ‘Others’ category illustrates the combined data of diverse domains such as Consulting, Program and Project Management, Sales, Arts and Design, Media and Communication, Product Management, Finance, Marketing, HR sectors

The top recruiters who participated during NIT Rourkela placements in 2024 are presented in the table below:

The list below showcases NIT Rourkela placements 2023 statistics as compared to other NITs:

 The salary package offered to sector-wise students during NIT Rourkela placements is given below:

NIT Rourkela total tuition fee for MTech is INR 1.4 lakh and for BTech + MTech is INR 6.30 lakh. This fee is calculated as per the data collected from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Aspirants can visit the official website for more details around NIT Rourkela MTech fee.

No, admission to the M.Tech courses is only through GATE in NITs. There is no other provision for admission. Furthermore, after GATE, it is also crucial that the candidates with scores equal to or more than the cutoff take part in CCMT counselling. The final selection is based on merit in both selection rounds.

Candidates with a bachelor’s or an equivalent degree in an appropriate branch of Engineering of a minimum four-year duration are eligible to apply. Eligible students further need to take the GATE exam. Candidates are shortlisted based on their GATE score following which they are called for CCMT Counselling. Further, the seat allotment is done on the basis of merit in the national-level exam, counselling, and cutoff for NIT Rourkela.

 Eligible candidates who submit the applications and secure a good score in IIT JAM are shortlisted for further admission rounds. A cutoff for IIT JAM Counselling is then announced, based on which candidates have to appear for counselling to secure a seat. During counselling, document verification is done and if all the documents are fine, then students are admitted.

For NIT Rourkela MSc admission, candidates must hold a valid Bachelor's degree from a recognised institute/ university with at least 55% aggregate (50% for SC/ ST/ PwD category candidates). The aspirants who have appeared for their graduation exams in 2023 are also eligible to take admission.